[What do y'all want to see removed/upgraded in FM25?]

7 hours ago, Mobius said:

you know you can right click on a download and press “show in folder” instead of searching through folders in folders for things you’ve downloaded? Again, your browser has a default download location so it’s really not rocket science. 

The download doesn't show up until it shows up. Must just be me then.

[What do y'all want to see removed/upgraded in FM25?]

I have a visceral hated of Steam Workshop. I see tons of great downloads on there; to get them, you click on 'subscribe'. And then what? I waste hours searching through folders within folders - some turn up in random locations, some turn up days later, some never download. I would probably be playing FM24 now if I could download some recent league mods, but I got bored with the old ones and Steam is so damned unfriendly to the user, I've given up.

[Chairman's Attributes]

5 hours ago, GS_Ball said:

Hi all doing a tier 10 youth academy challenge and noticed the option isn't available to 'upgrade youth facilities'.

This isn't an issue at the moment because I'm in tier 10 but can see it being a problem later on in the save.

After researching the issue I think it could be down to the chairman's attributes being low for youth priority?

Can this be fixed by getting 'develop players through youth academy' in the club vision?

 

Check if your club owns the ground and training facilities. You can't upgrade facilities that don't belong to you.

[Spineless]

They're not uncommon in my academy-only lower league saves. Given that 'big pressure' games are a rarity down in the basement, they can have adequate careers.

[Has FM Become Too Easy?]

Maybe this thread should be stickied. The same damned question comes up time and again, and the same arguments are rehashed over and over.

[Gambling ads in the game and "Targeted Advertising"]

1 hour ago, oche balboa said:

You can actually turn the targeted ads off. 

Yeah, I know and do. But will the average casual-playing kid who maybe never goes into Preferences know that?

[Gambling ads in the game and "Targeted Advertising"]

1 hour ago, dashi112 said:

this got me thinking about the Advertising Standards Agency ( i'm a UK player) and their crackdown on gambling in football. In theory could their reach be extended to FM? I'm not a legal expert in any way but since SI is a UK Company are they under their pervue for the advertising arrangements?

The OP is raising a moral argument. Whether or not advertising gambling sites is legal here or there, a substantial amount of players of FM are underage and, in my opinion, should be shielded from such influences when playing the game. I play fantasy football, and the site I subscribed to for about 15 years started taking money from gambling sites and starting promoting their sites. I along with many others have since ceased subscribing to them in protest as this development.

One of FM's great strengths for me, is that it is a football simulation that can be enjoyed separate from the increasing commercialisation and raw greed in both the real-world game and in other computer games which require more and more ongoing financial inputs.  I'd like it to stay that way.

[Coach attribute effects when more than 1 coach assigned]

51 minutes ago, rasmuszimmer said:

Does anyone know how to get in contact with the guy from Evidence Based Football Manager? He seems like the perfect guy to answer this question

That's the 'Max' mentioned above.

[Help with motivation to play journeyman instead of staying 20+ years in a team]

3 hours ago, Little Miss Lump Kicker said:

Ha! Thanks for this! It's her* though, a rare enough beast in FM, although hopefully getting better with the next release.

I think all the ideas about stories and motivations are right. What I didn't say about DeeBoi's stream is that there's just something cool about visiting nice cities all around the med. Maybe manage in towns or cities you've been to, or want to go to? Go on a tour of the Baltics. Spend your time in the sun somewhere? Go between teams that have the same sponsors? Try to win all the top level cups in South America? Or in Britain and Ireland?

Sorry about that - your avatar threw me.

I'm big on the motivation you stress here - my last tho campaigns, narrated here

THORFINN – A Sporting and Social Revolution Begins

A Highlands & Islands Journey

are as much travelogues around my beloved Highlands and Islands of Scotland as FM careers.

 

You could just as easily narrate a journeyman career around the South Pacific or Caribbean as you could a one-club save around the Hellenic League or Norwegian Third tier.

You don't have to post a thread - you can indulge your OCD by googling the stadium and history of every opponent you face, stuff like that.

 

[Help with motivation to play journeyman instead of staying 20+ years in a team]

"House rules" is the way to go. Over a dedicated ago, I abandoned the regular game for LLaMa. As you say, that can quickly get too easy due to poor  AI squad building and the ability of LLaMas to purchase players too good for the level. So over the last few years I've combined LLaMa with Youth (Academy) - Only challenges. That is, you cannot buy or acquire ANY player who does not come through your youth academy. Given that at LLaMa level your facilities are minimal, and you have no money to upgrade, it is proper difficult!

It's best as a one-club career. Don't get attached to the players as if they're any good they'll get poached, but you can become a club legend over time.

 

EDIT: I just noticed who the poster is above me - his lower league file would be a great place to start! The Editors Hideaway is a great place for people like me who find the 6th tier not 'lower league' enough

[Coach attribute effects when more than 1 coach assigned]

8 hours ago, herne79 said:

This.  It’s long been a “quirk” of the system that we can employ a decent coach in each category and then get any old rubbish coach to balance out the workload.

I call them the 'bibs & cones' men - cheap as chips extras just to bring the proper coaches' workload down to light.

[All english Leauges]

https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/579464-fm24-england-level-10-now-released/

 

This one down to level 10 is playable in most set-ups. Going down to level 20 requires a powerful rig and even then processes slowly.

[I cannot request the management to issue a license.]

1 hour ago, yuvarlakgamer said:

I want to get a license in my career, but I can't get it from the management, can you help me?

Some boards just won't; some will after some time and proven success.

[Im angry!]

9 hours ago, Brodie21 said:

Never known that happen before 

Not since last Wednesday, anyway.

[Im angry!]

9 hours ago, WhiteElf said:

 How you explain, my last match in which I won 5-0 and was sure of promotion, and then I drew 5-5, it's unreal

Clearly that was all due to VAR and biased referees.

[FM24 - Add/Remove custom databases]

3 hours ago, H_a_a_k_o_n said:

Kind of follow up question. I have loaded extra english leagues down to level 13. What happens in the game if i delete them when i have "arrived" in Conference north/south?

The game ceases processing those matches and leagues. It won't calculate league tables of the deleted leagues, and it will speed your processing up. If you subsequently get relegated into a league you deleted, you lose your job.

[Lower League Save]

6 hours ago, andycharlton84 said:

I've never had to do that before, how do you do your qualifications?

Ask the board to fund a coaching course.

[How to change duration of injuries in the in-game editor? (excluding "remove all injuries")]

If you think a player should be out for X number of weeks, when that day arrives, heal him with the IGE. Nearest I can think of.

[Coaches refusing to take courses.]

It's a common experience for me as a lower league manager. They have low ambition.

[The Power of a 'Grey']

1 hour ago, Hzano123 said:

If I remember correctly all grey players all stats are set at 10

That's not so. I'm a very low league manager and 10s would be way too high for my level. But at such a low level they do tend to be better than my white players so I have to avoid the temptation to sign them. What does tend to be the case is that their PA is close to their CA from what I've seen, so they won't develop. There could be exceptions that I haven't come across.

[How to prevent an academy player from playing for 1 game?]

It's fiddly, but you can take control of the Youth Team for a day, rest the said youth and then Instant Result the match (assuming you have a suitable skin).

[Filter for male/female Staff?]

Emma Hayes would not be impressed with the sexist ignorance on display here. The filter is in the pre-game editor; it ought to be in the game. I also use FMRTE for that facility.

[How to make Mason Greenwood back to national team?]

You could use the nickname function to rename some rando, then use the IGE to give him whatever atts etc you feel he should have.

[Still too many goals in matches...]

I, like many, complained when the game was first released months ago, but I haven't had such an issue for a long time now. I hate to be that guy, but it sounds like despite your protests, you use a tactical exploit.

[[FM24][SKIN] Mustermann Iconic v1.1 - Updated 23/12/23]

On 31/01/2024 at 01:33, LowestLeagueHero said:

First off:

incredible skin.

I'm completely lost but I love it.

Have a question, though:

is this skin at all feasible for an LLM-save?
I'm currently managing in the thirteenth english tier and since you stated that all data in the pizza chart is shown as a comparison to players in the top 20 leagues.... I wonder if the data I see is at all useful for me?

My players have an average attribute rating of 5-6, after all...

I use it for my level 13 save. I find it MORE feasible given I try to create a 'realistic' narrative in my head. Our (two coaching) staff are amateur, we have no analysts, I'm unqualified - how on earth would I know if my midfield destroyer has 2 for tackling or 4? The pizza chart shows me that all my lads are hopeless, but some are determined and work hard or can run a bit and so on, and that feels good enough for me.